Manuscript DS, signed "P. Henry," one page, 7.25 x 11.75, May 1, 1786. As governor of Virginia, Henry certifies that "John Brown, the person subscribing the foregoing transcript from the records of the General Court, was at the time subscribing & now is Clerk of the said Court; and that full faith & credit ought to be given to all things by him so subscribed." Signed at the conclusion by Henry; attached is Brown's true manuscript copy of a document related to a court case. Folded and tipped into Patrick Henry by Moses Coit Tyler. In very good to fine condition, with scattered staining, and some old repairs to fold splits.
Famed for proclaiming 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' at the Second Virginia Convention in 1775, Henry went on to serve as the first and sixth governor of Virginia. This document originates from toward the end of his second stint in office, which lasted from December 1784 to December 1786.
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